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Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X ) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Extension of Emergency Contract #E2016-06
Purpose: Emergency Asbestos Abatement, Air Monitoring, Structural Bracing and Demolition of 505 Clinton Avenue
Entity Name: Tricon Enterprises Inc.
Entity Address: 322 Beers Street, Keyport, New Jersey 07735
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $889,000.00
Funding Source: Community Development Block Grant and Affordable Housing Trust Funds
Contract Period: Extension from July 3, 2016 until the Immediate Needs of the Emergency are Satisfied
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( X ) n/a
Additional Information:
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WHEREAS, the structure located at 505 Clinton Avenue is in an uninhabitable condition, unsecured, and poses an actual and immediate danger due to significant deterioration of structural masonry walls and distress due to water infiltration and weathering, and the presence of friable asbestos, as documented by Phillip Scott, P.E., C.M.E., Director of Engineering, in a letter dated January 19, 2016; and
WHEREAS, to date, the building has been braced to address the structural issues, however, as discussed below, the friable asbestos has not yet been remediated due to the need to obtain regulatory approvals, and the building has not yet been demolished due to unforeseen site conditions and multi-agency utility relocation coordination, as more fully set forth in correspondence to Carlos Figueroa, Inspector General, dated November 28, 2016, attached hereto and made a part hereof, identifying the obstacles incurred impeding the contractor's efforts to perform; and
WHEREAS, specifications were prepared, proposals were received and an emergency d...
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